Pirates settle for split at OCC Crossover
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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LA Valley (2-1) | 17 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 58 |
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Orange Coast (2-4) | 16 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 53 |
COSTA MESA -- The Orange Coast College women's basketball team settled for a split of its two game OCC Crossover on Friday night, falling to L.A. Valley, 58-53 after topping Rio Hondo, 67-47, on Thursday night.
In the loss to the Monarchs (1-1), Coast struggled in the fourth quarter, hitting just 2-of-17 from the floor (11.8%) and just 3-of-8 from the free-throw line.
Michelle Wu led the Pirates (2-3) with 15 points, while Sarah Nunes added 11 points, four rebounds and three steals and Jenna Rodriguez added eight points and eight rebounds.
For the Monarchs Adaora Obi pounded out 19 points and seven rebounds, while Diana Duenas and Diamond O'Connor each chipped in nine points off the bench.
Coast trailed by 11 at the half (39-28) but used a 16-9 third quarter to get back into the game, where it went back and forth over the final quarter of play.
Chyann Pendergrass nailed a 3-pointer with 3:22 left to play to bring the Pirates to within a point at 53-52, but Coast went 0-for-5 from the floor and 1-for-6 from the line the rest of the way.
It was a much different story on Thursday as the Pirates blew past the visiting Roadrunners early, then, cruised to a 67-47 win. Coast was led offensively by Wu, Rodriguez and Sami Little, who each scored 14 points. Pendergrass dished out nine assists, while Rodriguez and Nunes each had nine rebounds.
OCC led 37-18 at the half, a deficit that was too much to overcome for RHC. Julissa Vargas led Rio Hondo with 15 points, while Ashley Rendon added 11.
Coast will return to tournament action on Friday, Dec. 4 at the Cypress College Tournament against East L.A., beginning at 2 p.m. OCC's next home game will be Saturday, Dec. 12 against Moorpark, beginning at 5 p.m.
